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                                                                  AB 3072
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          Date of Hearing:   April 23, 2008

                   ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
                              Alberto Torrico, Chairman
             AB 3072 (Governmental Organization Committee) - As Amended:   
                                    April 3, 2008
           
          SUBJECT :   Tribal gaming: compacts.

           SUMMARY  :     Establishes a stand-alone article chapter within  
          the Government Code for Tribal-State gaming compacts (compacts).  
           

           EXISTING LAW  :  

          1)Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of  
            1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of  
            tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing  
            certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The  
            California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate  
            and conclude compacts, subject to ratification by the  
            Legislature.  

          2)Ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts between the  
            State of California and specified Indian tribes.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None.

           COMMENTS  : 

          This bill represents the annual Assembly Governmental  
          Organization Committee clean-up bill that makes clarifying,  
          technical and non-controversial changes to existing statute.

          This bill was developed in consultation with Legislative Counsel  
          to establish a separate chapter within the Government Code for  
          the compacts.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 








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          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Eric Johnson / G. O. / (916) 319-2531